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Leigh Hornbeck 90 miler

90 miles in a canoe, a lifetime in boats

By Leigh Hornbeck

First-time racer Leigh Hornbeck shares her thoughts on the three-day Adirondack Canoe Classic boat race.

Mike Carr

Lake Placid Land Conservancy in talks to merge with Adirondack Land Trust

By Zachary Matson

Two land conservation organizations in the Adirondacks initiated merger discussions, officials announced on Wednesday. 

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Rangers find body of missing hunter

By Adirondack Explorer

Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions include locating deceased hunter outside of Tupper Lake.

Essex County's hiker shuttle bus

Dual hiker shuttle programs wrap up season

By Gwendolyn Craig

State and local officials see demand for High Peaks shuttles, despite low ridership this year

COP26

Representing the Adirondacks at a global climate summit

By Tim Rowland

Wild Center delegation of six students and three staff members participates in COP26 UN Climate Change Conference.

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Another harmful algal bloom spotted on Lake George in October

By Zachary Matson

Latest sighting garnered little public attention despite heightened water quality concerns

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Taking control of water quality: Lake George targeting wide-reaching septic inspection program

By Zachary Matson

Advocates with an Adirondack-wide interest in water issues hope a new Lake George septic program could inform programs around the region.

Clarence Jefferson Hall

Prisons expose gap in Adirondack history

By Holly Riddle

North Country native shines a light on the region’s relationship with prisons, and their invisible labor 

Early reviewers are sour on proposed Jay resort

By Gwendolyn Craig

In less than one week, the Adirondack Park Agency received 56 comments on a resort proposal in Jay. The majority, so far, are against it.

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Embattled Adirondack Wildlife Refuge relocates its animals

By Gwendolyn Craig

The refuge has found new homes for its dozen animals regulated by the state, though a black bear died shortly after arriving at its new destination.

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